Onesime, Clockmaker

Onesime, Clockmaker

Onesime, Clockmaker

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Onesime, Clockmaker

1912

0h 8m

6.0(12 votes)

Science Fiction

Comedy

Overview

In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.

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Production Companies

Gaumont

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Ernest Bourbon

Ernest Bourbon

Onésime

Raymond Aimos

Raymond Aimos

Berthe Dagmar

Berthe Dagmar

Alphonse Foucher

Édouard Grisollet

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Creative team

Directed by: Jean Durand
Written by: Louis Feuillade
Produced by: Romeo Bosetti

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